Painter & decorator in Falun
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (62/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There are 17 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Falun - 4.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 6.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 24.
In the last 3 years 5 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Falun against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Faluns kommun), from 16 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Falun | Sweden | Falun Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 19% | 22% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 14% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 44% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.4m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 619k | SEK 569k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 24% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
FalunOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Faluns kommun
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for painter & decorator in Falun.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Faluns kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
17 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Hagvägen 3, 791 43 Falun | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Samuelsdalsvägen 4, 791 61 Falun | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Herrhagsvägen 237 Lgh 1005, 791 76 Falun | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Varggårdsvägen 18, 791 74 Falun | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Mjölnarvägen 2 D Lgh 1003, 791 46 Falun | 2023 |
| · Ryds Glas AB · chain | Matsarvsvägen 8, 791 77 Falun | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Matsarvsvägen 5, 791 77 Falun | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sandviksvägen 166, 791 46 Falun | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Esplanaden 1 A Bv, 791 31 Falun | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kvarnbergsvägen 1 G, 791 50 Falun | 2015 |
| · chain | Främbyvägen 8, 791 52 Falun | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Slaggatan 36, 791 70 Falun | 2009 |
| · Enskild firma | Sturegatan 46 E Lgh 1002, 791 62 Falun | 2005 |
| · chain | Rissgårdsvägen 7, 791 77 Falun | 2004 |
| · chain | Matsarvsvägen 2, 791 77 Falun | 1991 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lägervägen 9, 791 52 Falun | 1987 |
| · Enskild firma | Hosjö Backe 27, 791 47 Falun | 1984 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Hagvägen 3, 791 43 Falun | Jun 2026 |
Samuelsdalsvägen 4, 791 61 Falun | Apr 2026 |
Herrhagsvägen 237 Lgh 1005, 791 76 Falun | Nov 2024 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyköping | 39,770 | 29 | 7.3 | 48 |
| Skövde | 40,422 | 16 | 4.0 | 54 |
| Skellefteå | 39,146 | 15 | 3.8 | 63 |
| Kristianstad | 41,198 | 15 | 3.6 | 60 |
| Varberg | 38,575 | 31 | 8.0 | 36 |
| Åkersberga | 37,714 | 36 | 9.5 | 24 |
Population of Falun
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 11.11.2026.